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Migrants who lived under Assad’s brutal rule said the deadly deal between their Government and Vladimir Putin is a major factor in the number of people seeking asylum in Europe - not fear of Islamic State.

Speaking from refugee camps in Preševo, Serbia, people who lost their homes to Russian attacks before the February 27 ceasefire said Putin’s forces have only helped to enforce the brutal regime of Assad.

Mohammed Ahmad, who lived closed to Damascus took pictures of his bombed-out home before he left.